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The Bechdel Cast is a podcast about the portrayal of women in movies hosted by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus.

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    • TV & Film
    • 4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

The Bechdel Cast is a podcast about the portrayal of women in movies hosted by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus.

    Julie & Julia with Summer Farah

    Julie & Julia with Summer Farah

    On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Summer Farah finally pass the Béchamel Test while discussing Julie & Julia. 

    Check out Summer's website at summerfarah.com and buy her book, I could die today & live again, at https://www.gameoverbooks.com/store/p/i-could-die-today-and-live-again
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    • 1 hr 41 min
    The Apartment with Emily Heller

    The Apartment with Emily Heller

    This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Emily Heller discreetly go to their colleague's apartment to discuss... The Apartment. 

    Follow Emily at @mremilyheller on Instagram, and check out What Is...? A Jeopardy Podcast!
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    • 1 hr 44 min
    BAPS with Bridget Todd

    BAPS with Bridget Todd

    On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Bridget Todd gather at the local hair salon restaurant and discuss B*A*P*S!

    Follow Bridget at @bridgetmarieindc on Instagram and @BridgetMarie on Twitter, and learn more about the Bernie Mac Sarcoidosis Translational Advanced Research (STAR) Center at https://hospital.uillinois.edu/primary-and-specialty-care/rheumatology/sarcoidosis 
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    • 1 hr 20 min
    Can't Hardly Wait with Shelli Nicole

    Can't Hardly Wait with Shelli Nicole

    This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Shelli Nicole go to a graduation party and discuss Can't Hardly Wait! Don't forget to check out linktr.ee/bechdelcast for details + tickets for our Shrektanic Tour in the UK this May!

    Follow Shelli on IG at @ayoshelli and Substack at www.hishelli.net 
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    • 1 hr 36 min
    Shrektanic: A Bechdel Cast Tour in the UK!

    Shrektanic: A Bechdel Cast Tour in the UK!

    Attention UK listeners! We're going on tour this spring in London, Manchester, Oxford, Edinburgh, and more to be announced... with iconic Bechdel Cast favorites, SHREK and TITANIC! Tickets are going fast, get em now!

    Tickets here: https://linktr.ee/bechdelcast 
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    • 4 min
    Valentine's Day (2010)

    Valentine's Day (2010)

    We're releasing an episode a day early this week because it's Valentine's Day (the day) and it's Valentine's Day (the movie).

    Next Bechdel Cast Tour is in the UK in May! Grab tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast
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    • 1 hr 41 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
2.9K Ratings

2.9K Ratings

audsworld14 ,

This show!

I love hearing their takes on these movies that we mostly know well and re- thinking from a mature, female perspective. Thank you for your humor and incite!

clgraph ,

Love It, except for a few minor issues

I love this podcast. I’ve been listening since 2018 and have been a “Matreon” off and on since then. This podcast has completely changed the way I view all media. I have a much more critical eye and am looking forward to teaching my daughter about how to reflect on the media she is consuming. Caitlin and Jaime are so incredibly intelligent and think about movies and the representation of oppressed genders in ways that I was never exposed to as a young adult.

However, there are a few aspects of the show that have made me pause and sometimes decide to listen to something else. First, sometimes I feel like there is derogatory language used towards older generations, mostly by Jaime. She sometimes criticizes the “Boomer” generation and while her criticisms are often valid, I wonder if some of my views, as a 41 year old woman, would be discounted due to my age. Finally, for two women who are so brilliant, their lack of descriptors for things they don’t like can be juvenile and limited. They use the phrase “peepee poopoo” to describe all things they don’t like and it can be very irritating to me.

Seattlefancora ,

Loved this show for many years

We were gone girls. Now we’re HERE WOMEN!

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